Teresa Mattei with a mimosa

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Description: It was Teresa Mattei who in 1946 suggested to choose the mimosa as the flower symbol of Women’s Day, because it was beautiful and fragrant, but also modest and easy to find

Creator: Unknown
Source/Rightsholder: S. Panichi, Teresa Mattei, Pacini Editore, Pisa 2014
Rights: Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

Created: Unknown
Spatial: Unknown
Life Story: Teresa Mattei (1921-2013)

It was Teresa Mattei who in 1946 suggested to Luigi Longo that it was appropriate to choose the mimosa as the flower symbol of Women's Day, because it was beautiful and fragrant, but also modest and easy to find

S. Panichi, Teresa Mattei, Pacini Editore, Pisa 2014